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Montrose is a small town of 1,512 people in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It's about 19 miles from Binghamton, NY and 128 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 82 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $854 a month.
1,512people
$168kTypical home
$854/moRent
79° / 30°Summer / winter
82"Snow
201Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,512
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,175 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Rochester, NY
- 19 mi to Binghamton, NY
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,062/mo)
- Median rent $854/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 201 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 164 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 82" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (12 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (12 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to BGM airport
- 89 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,723 ft
- 105 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 195 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Susquehanna County: R+45 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk